The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-31

| body to appropriate for the use OF suct
an institution, the interest arising froC
the agricultural land scrip fund, and al
so procure such other legislation upor
the subject as may be proper and neces
| sary.
eve would further recommend that
said committee be instructed to exam
Inc the common school law with a view
to its improvement, especially with ref
erence to securing an agricultural edu
cation in the common schools.
]. B. YELLOwLY,
ID. L. PBAREs,
w. w. TRoUP,
NJ. c. PEGUEs,
J. +. THoMPGoN.
Number of Oranges Dec, 1S76..... 67S
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On the first day of the session of State
Grange, held at Holly Springs, Decem
Der II, 1877, Bro. Jno. Robertson, of De
Soto, offered, among other resolutions
the following:
Resolved, Sd. We insist that the Leg
islature of the State shall establish an
Agricultural College in accordance with
| the intention of the act of Congress ap
propriating the proceeds of the sale OF
public lands in the State for that pur-
pose, and that no further delay nor frit
tering away of the fund will be quietly
tolerated by the agriculturists of the
State"
On motion, referred to a special com
mittee-Jno. Robertson, of DeSoto, L. S
Terry, of Attala, G.. w. Wise, of Boil
var, I. ]. Jackson, of Amite, E. F.
| Moore, of Calhoun.
On the third day of said session, said
committee made report as follows:
"3d. As regards Agricultural College,
we recommend its adoption"
Received, and motion prevailed that
the report he considered by sections.
Sec. 8. That portion of report in
regard to Agricultural and Mechanical
| College was unanimously adopted.
Worthy Master Darden, in his annual
address to the State Grange, held in
Okolona, December 10, 1873, spoke of the
| A. & NJ. College as follows;
"Our Legislature at its last session did
but a simple act of justice in passing a
bill to establish an Agricultural and Me
chanical College, and we should regard
it as one OF our highest duties to see that
it Is managed in the interest of those for
whom it was intended to benefit. We
should see that such legislation is had as
will make it successful and place it on
an equal footing with every other pub
| lie institution in the State"
After referring to the fund arising
| from the sale of lands donated by Con-
gress and the interest thereon available
for the support of the college, he went
on to say:
''Ih view of this fact, / would recon-
mend that the fraternity throughout the
State impress upon the Legislature, by
petition, the Importance of making an
additional appropriation per annum to
aid in the great enterprise. In addition
10 this am of the opinion that the Leg
islature should authorize the boards of
supervisors of each county, in conJunc
| tion with the superintendent of educa'
tion, to select, by competitive examina
| ton, one young man to attend the Ag
ricultural College and authorize an
! appropriation of 5000 out of the county
treasury to pay his expenses. Ii these
measures should be adopted the college
would be endowed with about $4,000
per annum, and this would give us g
school which would be a credit to the
State.
1.-The prosperity of our Commonwealth
depends upon agriculture, and we mus
see that its votaries are properly anC
thoroughly educated. We know The
history of agricultural colleges, social
ed, in some other States, and if we dc
not guard well the interests of the one
about to be established in our State, oul
agriculture will receive from it but little
benefit"
This portion of the annual address
was referred to a special committee, whC
made the following report:
"Worthy Master: Your committee Il
whom was referred that portion of tn,
Worthy Masters address relating to tn,
A. & NJ. College, beg leave to report:
THAT we most heartily concur in tn,
recommendations therein contained
except that portion requesting the Leg
islature to authorize the boards of su
pervisors, in conjunction with tbs
superintendents of education in eacl
county, to select by competitive exam
ination one young man to attend thu
college, and authorize the supervisors tt
make an appropriation of 5000 from tin
county treasury to pay his expenses
and your committee take this occasion
to express the fullest confidence tina
the Board of Trustees appointed by tn
Governor, majority of whom are mem
bers of our Order, will guard well on
interests in the location and in securin!
the services of a competent and etficiea
President, thoroughly skilled in practi
cal agriculture. to preside over the insti
tuition.
l.. F. Afford,
r. c. GALLOWAY,
w. t. ROBERTSON,
Committee
The above report was placed on regu
lar Order of Busines for to-Iight's sc:
sion.
Report of Committee on A. & N. Col
lege was called up for consideration
The Worthy Master was requested t
give his views on the subject. A
amendment was offered, to amend b
striking out that portion of the repor
which exeepts to the recommendation O
| the Worthy Master; whereupon me
ton prevailed that the pending que:
ton, with the amendment, be referre
to q special committee of three, for con
sideration and mature deliberation, an
said committee be instructed to repor
thereon to this State Grange at its mex
session.
i Committee-w. 81. NJ. Durham, 7.
Smith and 7. J. Ably.
: In journal of session held at Fores
j December 9, 1879, is the following:
Special committee appointed last ses
. sion of this Grange submitted the fo
! lowing report, which was adopted:
"Your special committee to whom wa
Q referred the recommendation OF th
E Worthy Master, in his annual address a
!. the last session of this State Grang,
. upon the subject of selecting by compe
| tive examination, by boards of supe
5 visors and superintendent of education
+ one young man TO be supported at th
! 4. s NJ. College by appropriations froI
counties, ETC., beg leave to report tbs
they have had the same under conside
alton, and are of the opinion that
would not be advisable for this body
: request the Legislature to authoriz
! such selection and appropriation, b
E cause from the best information We ca
7 obtain, such legislation would not be q
= ceptable to large majority Of the agr
cuIturists of this State =